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Car Polishing Pads


Browse our comprehensive range of foam, wool, and microfibre polishing pads. From heavy cut to soft finishing. Available in different sizes to suit a variety of backing plates. Car Machine Polishing Pads come in a variety of materials. A super-soft foam finishing pad will refine paintwork to a professional standard. A finishing pad is also a great way to apply your favourite carnauba wax or sealant.

Choosing your car polishing pads can be a little daunting if you haven't used any before. To keep things simple, we would say 2 or 3 pads from the same manufacturer with different "cut levels". This will give you everything you need to remove 80% of car swirls and light scratches in an easy 2/3 step process. If they have matching compounds, even better. Don't worry about the different brands colours or shapes at this time, personal preference depending on the paintwork you are working on will come into play once you hone in your skill.

Foam Pads, Microfibre Pads or Wool Pads. What should I choose?

  • Extreme Cut = Microfibre & Wool
  • Heavy / Medium Cut = Microfibre, Wool & Foam
  • Final Finish = Foam
  • All will create a lot of dust if overloaded with compound
  • Harder paint recommend going for Microfibre as it will save you a lot of time
  • Soft paint you will need a foam pad to finish regardless of what you start with
  • Beginner, regardless of paint hardness, stick with Foam
  • Wool if you are a professional, as they can get messy and if clogged won't work anyway
  • Longevity, foam is more likely to fall apart quickly if the pad is cheaper or mishandled. Microfibre and wool can wear down becoming less effective over time.

A few things to remember

  • Choose the correct size for your machine polishing backing plate (exact or ever so slightly over)
  • Thicker pads are move forgiving
  • Test a panel with a lighter cutting pad first
  • Always use a finishing/refining pad to give your paintwork that final gloss finish
Koch Chemie Koch-Chemie One Cut Pad Orange (76mm, 126mm, 150mm) One Cut Pad Orange zero star rating for product page by Koch Chemie from £6.75 Flexipads PRO-Classic Medium Heavy Cutting Pad (100mm & 150mm) PRO-Classic Medium Heavy Cutting Pad zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £6.95 Lake Country HDO Black Finishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") HDO Black Finishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.95 Lake Country HDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") HDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.95 Rupes Soft Interface Pad 7mm Soft Interface Pad 7mm zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £8.00 Flexipads Clay Pad Blue Fine Grade (80mm, 135mm, 150mm) Clay Pad Blue (Fine Grade) zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £13.95 Angelwax Anglewax Pad Revive+ (1 Litre) Pad Revive+ zero star rating for product page by Angelwax £13.95 Flexipads Interface Pad Cushion GRIP (75mm, 125mm & 150mm) Interface Pad Cushion GRIP zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £7.95 Meguiars Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc 5" (2 Pack) Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £28.15 Lake Country SDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") SDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £5.95 Flexipads PRO-Classic Heavy Cutting Pad (100mm & 150mm) PRO-Classic Heavy Cutting Pad zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £6.95 Lake Country SDO Black Finishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") SDO Black Finishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £5.95 Meguiars 2 Stage Polishing Kit 2 Stage Polishing Kit zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £66.00 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Heavy Cutting Pad Yellow (135mm) HEX-LOGIC Heavy Cutting Pad (Yellow) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys £12.95 Lake Country  SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad five star rating for product page by Lake Country from £6.95 Rupes X-Cut Foam Abrasives Box 20 X-Cut Foam Abrasives Box 20 zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £31.60 Cartec Anthracite Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm & 180mm) Anthracite Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £12.95 Cartec White Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm, & 180mm) White Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £8.95 Cartec Green Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm, 180mm) Green Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £9.95 Kamikaze Collection Sakura Finishing Pad Sakura Finishing Pad five star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £15.00 Nanolex Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (95m, 145mm, 170mm) Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Slim) 3 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £12.09 Nanolex Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Slim) Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Slim) 3 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £12.09 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (DA) Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (DA) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £4.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (Slim) Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (Slim) 3 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £8.93 Nanolex Polishing Pad Hard Grey (Nano) Polishing Pad Hard Grey (Nano) 5 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Nano) Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Nano) 5 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Nano) Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Nano) 5 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (Nano) Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (Nano) 5 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Hard Grey (145mm) Polishing Pad Hard Grey zero star rating for product page by Nanolex £7.04 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige zero star rating for product page by Nanolex £7.04 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £14.00 Nanolex 150mm (6") Medium Thermo Polishing Pad (5 Pack) Medium Thermo Polishing Pad (5 Pack) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex £22.95 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad (75mm & 125mm) Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £19.00 Meguiars Meguiar's DA Microfibre Cutting Disc 2 Pack (75mm, 125mm & 150mm) Detailer DA Microfibre Cutting Discs zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £28.15 Flexipads PRO-Detail Hex-Logic Orange Cutting Pad 100mm PRO-Detail Hex-Logic Cutting Pad (Orange) zero star rating for product page by Flexipads £7.95 Auto Finesse Revitalise Kit Revitalise Kit zero star rating for product page by Auto Finesse £89.95 Meguiars Microfibre Polishing Kit Microfibre Polishing Kit zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £109.00 Kamikaze Collection Sanding Discs Sanding Discs zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £27.00 Cartec Anthracite Compound Nano Pad Anthracite Compound Nano Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec £5.45 Scholl Concepts SpiderPad (Black/White) SpiderPad (Black/White) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts from £5.25 Rupes X-Cut Foam Interface Pad (125mm) X-Cut Foam Interface Pad zero star rating for product page by Rupes £12.00 DAS6 DAS-6 Nano Pad Kit DAS-6 Nano Pad Kit zero star rating for product page by DAS6 £20.99 Flex PZ-V 35 HEX VE5 Polishing Sponge (5 Pack) PZ-V Polishing Sponge zero star rating for product page by FLEX £45.60 Flex PZ-G 35 HEX VE5 Polishing Sponge (5 Pack) PZ-G Polishing Sponge zero star rating for product page by FLEX £45.60 Flex PK-O 35 HEX VE5 Polishing Sponge (5 Pack) PK-O Polishing Sponge zero star rating for product page by FLEX £45.60 Flex PK-V 35 HEX VE5 Polishing Sponge (5 Pack) PK-V Polishing Sponge zero star rating for product page by FLEX £45.60 Flex PZ-O 35 HEX VE5 Polishing Sponge (5 Pack) PZ-O Polishing Sponge zero star rating for product page by FLEX £45.60 Zvizzer Thermo Trapez Pad Blue Stable Hard (Various Sizes) Thermo Trapez Pad Blue Stable Hard zero star rating for product page by Zvizzer from £12.00